Statement From Chairman Cox Regarding Senate Confirmation Of SEC Commissioner Nominees

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today made the following statement after today's U.S. Senate confirmation of three SEC Commissioner nominees:

"The President and the Senate have given the SEC three outstanding Commissioners. I look forward to welcoming them to their important positions of leadership in the finest securities regulatory agency in the world. The SEC has laid out an ambitious agenda to improve investor protection and financial markets regulation, and a full complement of Commissioners will help us achieve those important objectives."